Month – April 2015

The Staton-House Band wasn’t always called the Staton-House Band. Here’s a recap: After that fateful night, the world had a new band – the only problem was finding a name. Some of the ideas rejected that first night were Blown, Woodside Faith, Staggerpuppy. Their choice, and it was unanimous – Charles Axlerod. “I always liked […]

Here’s a peek I put together about the early days of recording the Joy Motel. Enjoy! – Finger The unpublished book DISCIPLES OF OSIRIS (more on that later…) is valuable for this early information. Charles R. Peer had been invited into the earliest songwriting sessions for Joy Motel. He was even invited into what would […]